Challenge

Estádio da Luz
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hugo Almeida made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Major Barna managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hungary's supporters rose to their feet, but Major Barna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adolfo Moreira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 7 minutes into the match, Antal Valentin notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's Adolfo Moreira. Adolfo Moreira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Adolfo Moreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Takacs Tibor in the 13th minute of play. 14 minutes into the game, Hungary's Antal Valentin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Adolfo Moreira made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After some careless play in the SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA defense, Antal Valentin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adolfo Moreira. The SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adolfo Moreira should have stopped the shot. After 20 played minutes SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA got a freekick which was hit by Viriato Manso. Adolfo Moreira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antal Valentin, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Adolfo Moreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antal Valentin in the 24th minute of play. After 25 minutes SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Antal Valentin who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Hungary's Antal Valentin to fire away a dangerous shot which Adolfo Moreira despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Major Barna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Adolfo Moreira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 34 minutes into the match, Hungary's goalkeeper Fodor Daniel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hugo Almeida. In the 35th minute of the match, Hugo Almeida got a very nice opportunity to score, but Fodor Daniel was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After having played for 38 minutes, Antal Valentin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hungary's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antal Valentin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA booed when Hungary was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Major Barna didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Basílio Maciel hit a great ball. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Adolfo Moreira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Takacs Tibor in the 51st minute of the match. Antal Valentin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adolfo Moreira having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antal Valentin got free with Adolfo Moreira in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 58 minutes into the match, Antal Valentin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Adolfo Moreira, 0-5. An unexpected shot in the 60th minute by Major Barna got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's Adolfo Moreira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's Cristiano Vaz got a free kick in the 63rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antal Valentin got free with Adolfo Moreira in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Adolfo Moreira made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Antal Valentin sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Balazs Lajos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hungary's supporters rose to their feet, but Balazs Lajos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adolfo Moreira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Adolfo Moreira came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Hungary's Takacs Tibor. But to his dismay, Takacs Tibor quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's Paulo Torres was substituted for Sálvio Festas. Hungary were awarded a corner in the 79th minute after SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Antal Valentin took the corner. The supporters of SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA booed when Hungary was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boros Benedek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Basílio Maciel struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Fodor Daniel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA. With a little luck, SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA's Adolfo Moreira got control of the ball when Antal Valentin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Adolfo Moreira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antal Valentin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match was over Hungary could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than SPORT LISBOA E BENFICA throughout the match.